You're trying to hang it on a technicality of the word. It does exist- the intended concept.
No, I'm not "hanging it on a technicality of the word" - I'm making fun of the term because of the ugly bigotry masquerading as a "concept" that the misuse of language represents.
My mockery of the word is centred around it being meaningless drivel.
It is a waste if time trying to open your eyes or your mind, because you've made your worldview pretty clear.
I couldn't care less that you have attitudes that I find ridiculous.
I'm not trying to insult you, because I don't see it achieving anything, and I'm not naive enough to think that racism is uncommon or that most of what you say is that extreme.
It isn't. I think it's misguided and kind of sad, but it's not what is relevant or important to me.
You're not the only racist, or the even the most racist person on bluelight. People's views on such matters come flowing out in threads like this - and in some ways it could be interesting to explore them. But that isn't - and hasn't - been happening in any constructive way.
There have been some interesting points made by a bunch of different posters from various points of view.
There has also been some pretty blatant racist shit.
Now the fact that I disagree with what I call "racist shit" is not what matters.
What matters - as I see it - is that racist shit doesn't belong on bluelight.
This is not my personal opinion - if you read the Bluelight User Agreement, you will find that #4 in the conditions of use states that you must not;
post or upload any content that victimizes, harasses, degrades, or intimidates an individual or group of individuals on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or any other reason
Now, i am not saying that your posts necessarily "victimise, harass, degrade or intimidate" based upon those criteria - but it should be pretty clear that the subtext of this part of the User Agreement is that bigotry - in any of the specified forms mentioned - is not welcome on bluelight, if expressed in a manner deemed unacceptable by the relevant moderators.
I hung up my mod stick some time last year, so I am
not speaking of behalf of the forum's staff when I say this, but I would have to say that my time spent moderating the AusDD subforum gave me a lot of different perspectives on the forum.
Now, I'm not accusing you of breaking the BLUA or suggesting you be banned for your beliefs or anything like that.
What I am trying to make clear to you is that this is really not the place to be continually pushing/exploring/discussing (or whatever your motivation is) your admittedly racist beliefs.
I'm sorry to single you out what 23, because you are certainly not the only bluelighter that is openly prejudiced against certain racial/ethnic/religious groups - but it does seem to be a dominant and recurring theme in your contributions to discussions.
The reason I personally bring up this section of the BLUA is because there is - to me at least - a very clear reason why bigotry and racism should not be acceptable on this forum - this is a harm reduction website that fulfills what many of us consider to be a vital function in the online world - educating drug users on matters of safety and awareness, as well as breaking some of the taboos associated with drug use that make such a community relevant in the first place.
In many cases, drug users are discriminated against for simply being drug users; by numerous sections of society (legal, medical, professional etc etc etc) and it is important that bluelight be as safe and welcoming an environment as possible for as wide a cross-section of the global community as possible.
It seems obvious to me, but if bluelight exists to support and educate people who may already be ostracised from their families and/or communities for their drug use - shouldnt we make this as welcoming an non-threatening place as possible, if we are serious as a community about achieving our aim to reduce the harm associated with drug use?
i feel strongly that bluelight should be a safe place for men, women and everyone in between from across the world to seek advice and knowledge without having to contend with prejudice, wherever possible.
obviously this is not going to be possible without the members of the BL community itself taking responsibility for their own contributions to the site - so please give this consideration.
Some people have a lot to say about certain religious or ethnic groups' "intolerance" or hardline approach to various social matters.
if this really concerns you, perhaps you could try putting yourself in the position of, say, a young Muslim person, for example, who wants to better understand the drugs their peers are taking, or wishes to know if a specific combination of drugs is safe to consume - or is looking for support to free themselves from an addiction to drugs that are shunned by their family and religious community.
This is a classic example of the sort of person that needs the information provided by bluelight - as reliable sources of information can be hard to come by in these Prohibitionist times.
Do we want to welcome such vulnerable members into our community - or do we wish to let some bastardised notion of "free speech" allow sentiments of small-minded bigotry permeate the discussions and alienate some of the very people that need information and support from bluelight the most?
As you can see, I am not advocating censorship or saying we should not discuss issues where sensitive topics may arise.
What I am trying to say is that constant attempts to justify your prejudice (or whatever you call it) is not - to my way of thinking - consistent with the intentions or purpose of bluelight.
A forum made up predominantly of white, heterosexual males may be missing some vital contributions from people who do not feel welcome because of some of the bigotry that some members are wont to post.
The experience of a diverse membership base is one of the things that has made bluelight what it is.
I'm sure I am not the only person who would hate to see this diversity suffer because of a few vocal, unenlightened bullies.
Some of the content of this thread in particular would be enough to turn a lot of people off possibly joining this community - no matter what their background, beliefs or other demographic categorisation.
Ultimately the decision to be a community of acceptance or of petty bullying comes down to each of us as individuals.
if you have a bone to pick or a grievance - perhaps bluelight isn't the best place to voice it. The Internet is a huge information resource, and not every point of view needs to be represented here - especially not those that are cutting pretty close to the specified limits to what can reasonably be discussed.
I think this thread shows that in some cases, the boundaries are pretty wide, and so long as you take a bit of care, it shouldn't be too difficult to stay within the BLUA.
But if you want to talk about how the inner workings of your racially divisive thought patterns, perhaps you should consider starting a blog or a support group for confused racists - because I don't know if you realise the impact some of the rubbish you spout affects people; and again, my view is that this should be, as much as possible, a community that practices the sort of tolerance you criticise others for not having.
If you get a lot of friction from other members regarding the expression of your self-confessed "white supremecist" attitudes maybe take a moment to reflect why we don't want that trash in our online community.
is it really that hard to understand?